krrismahoneyy wrote:
Can anyone please suggest to me a book that i could give for my boyfriend for his 17th birthday? He loves to read and has read books like Memoirs of a Geisha, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons and that kind of stuff. So can anyone suggest a really good book that he would like? Thanks!
Krris -- Unless you have heard your boyfriend or a friend of his talk about something he would really like to read, I would suggest a) a gift card b) figure out a fun bookstore trip where you purchase something he selects (use your imagination to make the trip unusual and fun) or c) go with him when he is selecting books either at the library or a bookstore until you are comfortable enough to recognize what he would like but passed by on this particular trip.
I like your thoughtfulness, but for many of us readers, what we will read is a very quixotic thing. If it is a book you want to give him, use it as a fun way to get to know still more of his interests. (Another possibility is one of hikes in your area or a so-called gift book of photos or a classic that is in an area that you know he likes but where he may not have read the classic or perhaps have the illustrated or hardbound copy or the new translation that has gotten rave reviews. That first type should be along the lines of something that you know you would enjoy doing together -- a sport, a visit to a historic site, a favorite music group, ...)
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here." -- Leo Tolstoy
